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Famous people · Medford
Jeane Dixon tops a list of 8 famous people born in Medford
The best known is the American astrologer and psychic Jeane Dixon, with articles in 19 languages. Since 1970, 3 were born, the most of any period. 2 of them are athletes, more than in any other field. Half or more of the towns in Wisconsin have no one on record, but this one has 32 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Jeane Dixon
in 19 Wikipedia languages
First
1904
Jeane Dixon
Youngest
1991
Ethan Hemer
What stands out about Medford’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Medford’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1900s, at 2.
NotableSportsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Medford
Jeane Dixon has articles in 19 languages, Jack Perkins in 10 and Erny Pinckert in 4.
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What Medford is known for
The largest field is Sports, with 2 people.
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Everyone else born in Medford
5 more, from 1968 to 1991.
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Around it, only Little Black has someone listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Medford and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (6)
- Jack Perkins: TV series episode (ABC), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Erny Pinckert: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Suder: WisPolitics.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Zachary Rhyner: US Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Timothy A. Guden: Army TRADOC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dale Lewis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons